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BROOKLYN LIFE. 13 Professor George E. Shea, of Paris, on "Early French Opera, and opportunities were given the members to ask question concerning the subject. Features on the program were illustrative songs of the period under consideration, rendered b) Mlle7fcossi-Diehl, Lucilla 'Brodsky- 'and bfher eihgyV ers of A- young-' American- composer; Harold Morris was" the, sole and sev'erarnotable guests were present The anftuaj'benefit performance of grand opera is announced tor January tnirtietn, when Ambroise nomas "Mignon" isd be presntetl, which 1 Mmes. De Vere SamVand Ber nice de'Pasqual will appear, -Mildred Holland will havt charge 'jn the stage and the entire production is in the hands ofMrl Romualdo Sapid.

Miss Katharine Bryan Engaged to Mr. Merwin Van Brunt, I II niiiiivivii inirrri 1 ri. iifuib ni i iih itiu ritifiit 'ii iui i.ur Katharine. Hunt Bryan; daughter of Mrs. Scott Morton Bryan bf Guilford, Conn to Schenck Van Brunt of this borough.

Mr. Van Brunt is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rulef Brunt bf 7721 Ridge, Boulevard. 1 Eugene Higgins Wins Prize at Brooklyn Foster Barpetf prize of fifty' dollars forth bestetching hi the third annual: exhibition of the Brooklyn Society qf Etchers, now being shown in the Print Galleries of rthe Brooklyn Museum, was awarded to Eugene: Higgins 4o the "Forgotten Goldthwaite's, "Reverend Di Barry" and "Town Square Turnov, Bohetiuaj' received honorable mention.

-The jury of award consisted of Paul Dougherty and Dr. Frank Weiteri-1campr chief of art division, New York Public Library. tii'i'-i'r'MvS'? -K fl-ST: -i4A. Tr1-' -i: it'-. mmmtmtmmmmmmmtmmm -v l-' i The Travelers.

Walter Sands Marvin (Jean Murray) have -sailed. for Porto Rico, to be gone two months. Both are recuperating; from" influenza, which they contracted while in-iWashington, D. Mrs'. Victor Berg, mother of Mrs.

Bayard Sands Litchfield, arrived in New York on the Adriatic Wednesday of last week to spend the winter in Brooklyn. At present she is staying at the Hotel Montague on Montague Street. Miss Beatrice Sniffen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L.

Sniffen of 42 Montgomery Place left on Friday with a party of friends for Florida. They expect to spend the greater part of their time yachting and will make their headquarters at Viking, near Palm Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Russell S.

Walker and Miss Majorie Walker are. leaving today, Saturday, for Hot Springs, where they will stay at The Homestead. Mr. and Mrs. William H.

Baldwin, 3rd (Cecilia Brewster), have rented their apartment at 129 Columbia Heights for the winter to Dr. and Mrs. August Sartorius (Jessie K. Hopkins). Mr.

and Mrs. Baldwin are at Key West, Florida, where they expect to remain until February. Mrs. Herman D. Best, Mrs.

Frank Best, iMrs. Harold N. Munger, and Mrs. Jacob C. Klinck, all of Flatbush.

left on Prospect Club Meets atfMrs. Foster's Home. Prospect Club held its last study meeting of the year at the home of Mrs. Charles Foster, 40 Montgomery Place, on December seventeenth. The president, Mrs.

Lewis German, called the meeting to order at Ihe usual time. Mrs. Edwin Church was chairman of the day, taking the place of Mrs. Frank Avery, who was Mr. Louis Mollenhauer with Mrs.

Mollenhauer at the piano, opened the program by playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" following with violin Nocturne by Chopin, and "Mazurka" by Mieniamski. A paper on "Slav Music," written by Mrs. Avery and read by Mrs. Edwin Church with sympathetic understanding, paved the way for Malgar and Gypsy music rendered by Mr. His selections included "Cantabile" (Tschaikowsky), "Gypsy Dance" (Musin), "Broken Melody" (Van Biene), "Serenade" (Dedba), "Rosmarin" (Kreisler), "Humouresque" (Dvorak) and "Song of the Puszla" (Savassla), "Berceuse," arranged by Mollenhauer and a paper read by Mrs.

G. Preuss on "Comparative Estimate of Sculpture and Painting," rounded out a well-spent afternoon. The Sykes-AHyn Wedding Last Week Thursday. The marriage of Miss Olive Allyn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

E. P. Allyn and Mr. Robert William Sykes took place on Thursday evening of last week at the home of the bride's parents, 624 Second Street, which had been attractively decorated with pink roses, southern smilax and palms. The Rev.

Dr. R. W. McLaughlin of the Park Slope Congre gational Church performed the ceremony, which was preceded by the new "American Wedding March" instead of the time-honored "Lohengrin." The bride wore a wedding gown of white satin with pearl trimming and her tulle veil fell in a long train from a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white roses and lilies-of-the-valley.

The bride's attendants were her sister, Miss Helen Allyn, who, as maid of honor, wore a gown of turquoise blue satin with silver trimming, and Miss Lucy Maier, who wore orchid color satin. Mrs. Allyn, 'the-bride's mother, was gowned in old blue and gold chiffon. Mr. Harold Sykes was best man 'for his brother and the ushers were Mr.

George Sykes and' Mr. Wilfred E. Deichmann. Following the ceremony a wedding supper was served at individual tables. The bridegroom, who is the son of Mr.

Walter Sykes of 626 Second Street, was graduated from Erasmus in 1914, completed his education as a chemist in Zurich, Switzerland, and then served a year in the American Ambulance Service in France. His bride is a graduate of Berkeley Institute, class of 1918. Mr. Jacob I. Bergen Marries Mrs.

Janet Beresford Announcement has been made of the marriage of Mr. Jacob I. Bergen and Mrs. Janet Barrett Beresford, daughter of Mr. Anthon B.

Barrett, which took place very quietly on Monday of last week, December ninth, in Manhattan. Mr. Bergen is a son of the late Surrogate of that name and is one of the most prominent members of the Crescent Club, where he resided until his marriage. The Foster-Chinnock Wedding Last Monday. Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Florence Beatrice Chinnock to Mr Thorne Foster Lieutenant, U.

S. Army, on Monday, December sixteenth, in the chapel of Memorial Presbyterian Church, Seventh Avenue and St. Johns Place. The ceremony was performed by the bride's uncle, the Rev. Dr.

A. H. Rennie Of Center Presbyterian Church. Absence from the city, Dr. Barlow of the (Memorial Church from assisting at the ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Mrs? Charles E. Chinnock of 157 Sixth Avenue, and of the late Charles' Chinnock who organized the Edison Eledtric Illuminating Company of Brooklyn and was its first vice-president 'Lieutenant Foster, who is attached to the General Staff at Washington; D.C, is the son of Mrs. -Victorine; Combremont of 629 Elmore Place, and a brother; of Lieutenant Victor Foster? now jn France with the American After a short leave of absence, Lieutenant and Mrs. Foster will return to Washington, D. C.

1 Mr $1,000,000 Drive for Church Charity Foundation. Ah event that will be of deep interest to members of the Protestant Episcopal Church on Long Island will be a campaign to raise $1,000,000 in the; Diocese, of Long Island, to commemorate fiftieth anniversary of its foundation, under the auspices of the Diocesan Anniversary Committee, beginning January 2, 1919, andfaj sanctioned by the Bishop, for a thank offering to Almighty God for His blessing of a victorious peace. The fund so collected will be presented on the first day of the next convention at a special jubilee service and will be given to the Church Charity Foundation for its Uses and purposes. National Opera Oub Meets at the Waldorf. jfhe semi-annual business and open meeting of the National Opera Club of America; bfcUwhich Mme.

Katharine tyvans vonnKlenner is founder and president, was held Thursday afternoon, December twelfth, at the Waldorf-Astoria, when important business was discussed prior to the presentation of the program. The theme, of the day was presented by Wednesday of this week for Atlantic City to stay until Sun- Lieutenant and Mrs. Russell Ward Earle (Evelyn Beavers) and their baby daughter are expected to arrive this week from the Hotel Chamberlain, Old Point Comfort, where they have been staying for the past year in order to be near Fortress Monroe. Lieutenant Earle enlisted in the army as a private a. year ago and shortly after won his commission.

He was ready to sail for France; when the armistice was signed. The Earles will stay at the Hotel Bossert for the present Mr. Roy B. Fitz Randolph of 97 Clark Street left on for City Point, Virginia, to spend the Christmas holidays with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth A.

Fitz Randolph, and brothers, Mr. John Randolph and Mr. Theodore Randolph. Arrivals in Town. Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Beverley Crane have closed their Bell-port, L.I., cottage and are now at their city home, 353 Carlton Avenue. Mrs. Joseph Cleveland Hale has returned from Beverly, West Virginia, after an absence of ten months, to her home, 430 Clinton Street. Changes of Residence.

Mr. and Mrs. Alexis P. Darling have moved from Pacific Street to 426 Sterling Place. Mrs.

Darling's brother, Mr. E. S. Avis, has moved from the Avis home, 150 Lincoln Place, and has taken an apartment at 921 St Mark's Avenue. Their brother-in-law and Mr; and Mrs.

George F. Pelharn, who have been living in Ifew'iRochelle, are now making their home at 150 Lincoln which was the childhood home of Mrs. Pelhara. Miss Avis Pelham is with her parents, but their son, Mr. George F.

Pelham, is now in Paris, France..